Do you have a musical non-bassist (!) hero ?

I was wondering if some bassists here are mostly inspired by other (non-bassist) musicians.
It occured to me lately that when people ask me, in the context of being a bassist, who my idol is.
And very strange; they all are keyboard players, guitarists, violists, cellists, clarinetists, pianists, early romantic classical composers, accordeonplayers, flute-players,...
There's actually one bassist I really look up to as an idol: Cliff Burton (I know; it's cliché to mention him as a metal-head). I admire him for his bassplaying and compsing, and style.

But my idol, my god in the music world is: Arjen Anthony Lucassen, a dutch keyboardplayer (and some other instruments), he has done work under the name Ayreon, Ambeon and Star One. I'm sure dutch guys here know him.
He has given me more inspiration than a famous (or non-famous) bassist. And his music still drives me to be active in music.

Emmylou Harris. Most artists become famous in one style, and that's pretty much the way they stay to the end of their days. Emmylou is much like Miles Davis, in that they both constantly reinvented themselves over the decades.
Actually, I admire any artist that has this ability to switch lanes while still retaining their popularity. Many have tried going off at a tangent, and many have faded rapidly into obscurity.

When I start idolizing other players besides bassist, I find myself straying from bass and far as I'm concerned thats a bad thing. "If only I played drums," or, "I really think guitar fits my character better."

Some of my biggest influences are non bassists such as John Coltrane, Charlie Parker,Christian Vander (drummer for the French group Magma), and Pat Metheny. I often study the music of other instruments on my bass to get an insight about note choice,rhythm etc....

one of my biggest influences is an alto sax player, chris bachsley (probably butchered the name).
he was a fellow port st. lucian, and he was two years older than i.

i joined the jazz band as a callow bass player, not even a year into it. on the first day of that class, i heard that kid tearing through the changes on a chart that took me about three hours to tap out.

he was absolutely amazing. luckily, i got good enough to be his "first call" bassist (he and his drummer/pianist friends consistently picked me over someone they were better friends with!).

his approach to soloing really affected the way i thought of my own. i asked him once how closely he follows the chord changes, and he said that it just depends on the style. even though that advice may seem simple (and it is!), i suddenly felt like it all makes sense now.